With that in mind, it's time to make our game-by-game predictions for the Giants' season, as well as our NFL playoff and Super Bowl picks.

Will the Giants get back to the playoffs? Win the NFC East? Advance in the postseason? The Super Bowl? Our picks are below. Here we go ...

WEEK 1 AT COWBOYS

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Maybe Ezekiel Elliott plays on Sunday. Maybe he doesn't. Either way, the Giants have been thinking about this game and building toward it for months. They show off their improved defense, rattle Dak Prescott and do enough on offense to escape with another nip-and-tuck divisional win. WIN, 1-0.

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WEEK 2 VS. LIONS

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Matthew Stafford and the Lions will not be a pushover. But the Giants aren't losing a home opener in primetime on the night they honor the Super Bowl XLII team. In a game similar to last year's meeting with Detroit, the defense powers the way to victory. WIN, 2-0.